Central New Jersey Cities

City
Rank
County
2026 Pop. ↓
Edison1Middlesex County109,132
Woodbridge2Middlesex County104,499
Hamilton3Mercer County94,267
Trenton4Mercer County91,702
Old Bridge5Middlesex County70,634
Middletown6Monmouth County67,204
Piscataway7Middlesex County62,323
New Brunswick8Middlesex County57,265
Perth Amboy9Middlesex County57,097
Howell10Monmouth County55,864
East Brunswick11Middlesex County50,780
Monroe12Middlesex County49,998
South Brunswick13Middlesex County47,485
Sayreville14Middlesex County46,844
Bridgewater15Somerset County46,345
North Brunswick16Middlesex County45,314
Hillsborough17Somerset County45,037
Marlboro18Monmouth County42,578
Manalapan19Monmouth County41,194
Ewing20Mercer County39,278
Freehold21Monmouth County36,107
Lawrence22Mercer County34,268
West Windsor23Mercer County33,406
Long Branch24Monmouth County33,370
Princeton25Mercer County31,492
East Windsor26Mercer County30,607
Bernards27Somerset County28,557
Neptune28Monmouth County28,310
Ocean29Monmouth County28,124
Wall30Monmouth County26,739
Carteret31Middlesex County25,816
Raritan32Somerset County25,406
South Plainfield33Middlesex County24,967
Plainsboro34Middlesex County24,383
Montgomery35Somerset County23,982
North Plainfield36Somerset County22,830
Hazlet37Monmouth County20,789
Aberdeen38Monmouth County19,663
Tinton Falls39Monmouth County19,641
Hopewell40Mercer County19,373
Warren41Somerset County18,787
Holmdel42Monmouth County17,564
Readington43Hunterdon County16,526
South River44Middlesex County16,282
Robbinsville45Mercer County15,986
Asbury Park46Monmouth County15,758
Branchburg47Somerset County15,498
Metuchen48Middlesex County15,412
Highland Park49Middlesex County15,282
Somerville50Somerset County14,987
Middlesex51Middlesex County14,752
Eatontown52Monmouth County13,643
Bound Brook53Somerset County13,507
Clinton54Hunterdon County13,473
Red Bank55Monmouth County12,944
Freehold56Monmouth County12,568
Manville57Somerset County10,909
South Amboy58Middlesex County10,428
Millstone59Monmouth County10,427
Colts Neck60Monmouth County10,001
Keansburg61Monmouth County9,952
Matawan62Monmouth County9,780
West Long Branch63Monmouth County8,637
Raritan64Somerset County8,504
Dunellen65Middlesex County8,349
Bedminster66Somerset County8,269
Spotswood67Middlesex County8,248
Bernardsville68Somerset County7,973
Green Brook69Somerset County7,399
Keyport70Monmouth County7,265
Upper Freehold71Monmouth County7,250
Rumson72Monmouth County7,117
Milltown73Middlesex County7,102
Oceanport74Monmouth County6,684
Watchung75Somerset County6,566
Lebanon76Hunterdon County6,261
Little Silver77Monmouth County6,133
Fair Haven78Monmouth County6,067
Hightstown79Mercer County6,026
Manasquan80Monmouth County5,970
Tewksbury81Hunterdon County5,965
Belmar82Monmouth County5,849
Jamesburg83Middlesex County5,827
Union Beach84Monmouth County5,717
Holland85Hunterdon County5,271
Hampton86Hunterdon County5,022
Brielle87Monmouth County4,974
South Bound Brook88Somerset County4,915
Spring Lake Heights89Monmouth County4,868
Flemington90Hunterdon County4,824
Alexandria91Hunterdon County4,799
Neptune City92Monmouth County4,594
Hopewell93Mercer County4,561
Atlantic Highlands94Monmouth County4,424
Cranbury95Middlesex County4,352
Highlands96Monmouth County4,352
Lambertville97Hunterdon County4,218
Shrewsbury98Monmouth County4,184
Bradley Beach99Monmouth County4,177
East Amwell100Hunterdon County3,975
Kingwood101Hunterdon County3,893
Bethlehem102Hunterdon County3,793
High Bridge103Hunterdon County3,621
Monmouth Beach104Monmouth County3,228
West Amwell105Hunterdon County3,055
Pennington106Mercer County2,897
Clinton107Hunterdon County2,809
Spring Lake108Monmouth County2,756
Peapack and Gladstone109Somerset County2,584
Helmetta110Middlesex County2,479
Englishtown111Monmouth County2,407
Avon-by-the-Sea112Monmouth County1,954
Hopewell113Mercer County1,947
Sea Girt114Monmouth County1,868
Allentown115Monmouth County1,746
Glen Gardner116Hunterdon County1,699
Lebanon117Hunterdon County1,685
Lake Como118Monmouth County1,679
Frenchtown119Hunterdon County1,510
Farmingdale120Monmouth County1,505
Sea Bright121Monmouth County1,463
Hampton122Hunterdon County1,448
Milford123Hunterdon County1,230
Shrewsbury124Monmouth County1,079
Califon125Hunterdon County1,044
Far Hills126Somerset County1,014
Deal127Monmouth County895
Interlaken128Monmouth County828
Roosevelt129Monmouth County808
Bloomsbury130Hunterdon County806
Rocky Hill131Somerset County752
Stockton132Hunterdon County500
Allenhurst133Monmouth County471
Millstone134Somerset County455
Loch Arbour village135Monmouth County228

About Central New Jersey

Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Mercer County, Somerset County, and Hunterdon County are the counties generally considered part of Central New Jersey.

Sources

  1. US Census: 2025 Gazetteer Files
  2. City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024